cell phone use and your health

Though many (including me) have voiced concern over the safety of cell phone use, the evidence of potential dangers has been inconsistent thus far -- but a recent news story about an industry insider's personal concerns delivers an urgent precautionary message to all of us. The founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Ronald B. Herberman, MD, sent a memo to faculty and staff, as well as to his friends and family, advising them to limit cell phone use based on his interpretation of recent research, some of which is as yet unpublished. While acknowledging that the connection between cell phones and brain tumors is still inconclusive, he says some studies have found that the phones emit radiofrequency energy, a form of electromagnetic radiation, that may damage DNA and could be harmful. Though never intended for such widespread distribution, his memo brought accolades from scientists in the fields of cancer and cancer epidemiology research.

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Here's the article from the FDA saying there is no clear connection.